Goethe VR. Goethe's Faust as an interactive virtual reality experience

The German National Library presents "Goethe VR," an interactive virtual reality experience that brings Goethe's "Faust I and II" to life in a new way. Players using VR headsets immerse themselves in the story across seven scenes. The adaptation remains faithful to the original text and uses the original language. The virtual world reflects the atmosphere of the literary work and conveys key conflicts, characters, and background information about the author and the context of its creation. Thematically, the focus is on contemporary aspects: Faust's search for the new, his restlessness, and Goethe's critical view of emerging capitalism. The scenery of a surrealistically inspired desert landscape symbolizes humanity's exploitation of nature.